Window shade



S. S. LEVY WINDOW SHADE March 8, 1927.

Filed April 25, 1925 Afiys.

\nvenfor. Samuel 5. Lev

Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES FATE NT 0 FFIC SAMUEL S. LEVY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDOW SHADE.

Application filed April 23, 1925. Serial No. 25.234.v

This invention relates to window shades and has for its object to provide a window shade of novel construction which is adapted to be detachably secured. to the shade roll-er. A window shade embodying my in vention may be secured either to a bare shade roller or may be secured to a shade roller which has another window shade permanently secured thereto and rolled up thereon.

An advantage of my invention is that it is possible to install. any desired. window shades in a room. without removing the window shades which are already installed. This can be done by simply winding up the permanent window shade on the shade rollers and then securing my improved window shade to the shade roller having the permanent window shade wound up thereon.

My invention makes it possible to install in any room window shades which harmonize with the furniture or other decorations of the room without. removing, the window shades with which the room was originally equipped. This is a great advantage because when a person moves from one apartment to another he can take. the window shadeswith him and install them in his new apartment without interfering in any way with the window shades with which the apart ment is equipped.

Another advantage of my inventionis that the window shades may be readily removed from the shade roller for the purpose of cleaning them. It is a well known fact that window shades made of any material soon become more or less dingy and window shades embodying my invention can be readily cleaned either by washing or any other cleaning process because they can be easily removed from the shade roller.

In order to give an understanding of the invention I have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a window shade embodying my invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate how the window shade is detachably applied to a shade roller.

A window shade embodying my invention comprises a body portion 1 which may be of any suitable material and which is formed at its lower end with the usual hem 2 in mg members are herein shown as in the nature of straps or tapes 6 which are secured to the window shade at 7. The shade is provided with a plurality of apertures 8' one for each tape or strap 6, these apertures being situated slightly below the point? where the tapes are attached to the window shade. p In securing the shade to a roller the portion 1 is wrapped about the roller and then the tapes or straps 6' are passed around the roller and extended through the openings 8. The ends 9 and 10 of the straps or tapes are then tied together thus securely fastening the shade to the roller;

Any desired number of straps or tapes 6 maybe employed depending somewhat on the width of the shade. A narrow shade w ll, of course, requirefewer straps than a wide shade:

My improved window shade canbe thus attached either to a bare shade roller 5 or to a shade roller which has another shade already permanently secured thereto. In this case the permanent shadewill be rolled up on the roller as shown at 11 and the stack at the bottom of the shade will be removed. The portion 4 of my improved shade will then be wrapped around the rolled-up shade 11 and will be fastened thereto by the straps or tapes 6 as above described.

I will preferably provide my improved shade with a stiffening bar 12 which extends across the shade directly below the apertures 8. For this purpose the shade is formed with a pocket 13 extending transversely across it into which the stiffening member 12 may be inserted. This stifieningmember may be simply a. thin strip of metal or of wood if. desired. a metal strip being preferable because it can be made. thinner. The presence of this stiffening member will prevent the shade from sagging at any point and will ensure that it hangs true even though the straps 6 are not all tied with the same tension.

If the material of the shade is such that it has relatively little strength it may be desirable to provide the shade with longitudinal reinforcements as indicated at 14. These reinforcements may simply be in the nature of reinforcing scams or lines of stitching.

here my improved shade is secured to a roller which has a shade already permanently mounted thereon it will, of course, be necessary to tighten up the springs in the spring roller somewhat so that it will operate properly.

An advantage resulting from my invention is that a person may obtain the shades which harmonize with his furniture and other hangings and. these may be installed on the shade rollers which are in the building without removing or interfering with the shades with which the shade rollers are already equipped.

Furthermore if theparty moves from one apartment to another he can take his own shades with him thus leaving the shades in the apartment which he has vacated.

Still another advantage resulting from my invention is that it provides a shade which can be readily cleaned, this being possible because of the ease with which the shade can be removed from the shade roller and secured thereto after the cleaning process.

I claim 1. A Window shade comprising a body member having a plurality of apertures adjacent its upper end, the portion of the shade beyond the apertures being adapted to be wound about a shade roller and a plurality of tape members one for each aperture secured to the shade between the apertures and the end of the shade, said tape members being adapted to be wrapped around the shade roller and passed through said apertures thereby to detachably secure the shade to the roller.

2. A Window shade comprising a body member having a plurality of apertures adjacent its upper end, a portion of the shad beyond the apertures being adapted to be wound about a shade roller, and a plurality of tape members permanently secured intermediate of their ends to the shade between the apertures and the end of the shade, said tape members being adapted to be passed through the apertures and around the shade roller and have their ends fastened together thereby detachably securing the shade to the roller. 4 r

3. A window shade comprising a body member having a plurality of apertures adjacent its upper QI1(l,tl16 portion of the shade beyond the apertures being adapted to be wound about a shade roller and a plurality of tape members, one for each aperture secured to the shade between the apertures and the end of the shade, said tape members being adapted to be wrapped around the shade roller and passed through said apertures thereby to detachably secure the shade to the roller, and a stiffening member extending transversely across the shade adjacent the apertures.

4:. A window shade comprising a body member having a plurality of apertures adjacent its upper end, a portion of the shade beyond the apertures being adapted to be wound about a shade roller, and a plurality of tape members permanently secured intermediate of their ends to the shade between the apertures and the end of the shade, said tape members being adapted to be passed through the apertures and around the shade roller and have their ends fastened together thereby detachably securing the shade to the roller, said shade being reinforced longitudinally.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL S. LEVY. 

